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A Twist of Fate: A Collection of 11 Twisted Fairy Tales (Fiction-Atlas Anthologies) Kindle Edition
What happens when you let eleven authors twist classic fairy tales? MAGIC!
Weave your way through imagination as Fate takes an interesting turn in your favorite childhood stories. From The Frog Prince to The Six Swans, see what happens when fairy tales are … twisted.
A king struggles to find someone who can love him despite his flaws. A musician works to reverse his curse. A queen wants to keep her crown. The singing bard plans an escape, and Red might have bitten off more than she can chew. These stories and more await you.
Let the magic of these tales sweep you away with mischief, mayhem, and a good dose of snark.
Open the door to A Twist of Fate.
- LanguageEnglish
- Publication dateDecember 31, 2017
- File size4.5 MB
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- ASIN : B078QYZDNY
- Publisher : Fiction-Atlas Press LLC
- Publication date : December 31, 2017
- Language : English
- File size : 4.5 MB
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 277 pages
- Page Flip : Enabled
- Part of series : Fiction-Atlas Anthologies
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,474,786 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #2,026 in Fairy Tales (Kindle Store)
- #2,799 in Fantasy Anthologies & Short Stories (Kindle Store)
- #3,849 in Fantasy Anthologies
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About the authors
A steadfast and proud sci-fi and fantasy geek, A. F. Stewart was born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada and still calls it home. The youngest in a family of seven children, she always had an overly creative mind and an active imagination. She favours the dark and deadly when writing—her genres of choice being fantasy and horror—but she has been known to venture into the light on occasion. As an indie author, she’s published novellas and story collections, with a few side trips into poetry.
Website: https://afstewart.ca/
Sarah is an AuthorGoddess, one who embraces the divine honor of creating worlds with words in the hope of inspiring others. Sarah has been writing for more than 25 years, starting with poetry before moving on to non-fiction and fiction. She lives in the Midwest with two monsters (the kids), an ogre (the hubby), and whatever drama-llama is coming to visit this week. Sarah is the author of the Runespells series: Too Wyrd, Fluffy Bunny, and The Chains That Bind. She has short stories in several anthologies, including Counterclockwise: A Time Travel Anthology, A Twist of Fate: A Collection of 11 Twisted Fairy Tales, and Whispers of Hope: A Lexis Infinitum Charity Anthology. Sarah also has a blog via Patreon and makes funny videos about writing on her vlog, Practically Writing.
Author and speaker Rebecca Bruner has been a leader in women's ministries for more than twenty-five years. She began writing seriously in 2005, though she's loved making up stories ever since she was a young girl.
Rebecca's primary goal in writing fiction is to share her joy in telling stories with people who will find joy in reading them. She longs to give readers a fresh perspective on God's timeless truths and challenge them to apply those truths to their daily lives.
In addition to writing, Rebecca's favorite pastimes include walking barefoot in the grass, baking cookies, and riding her bicycle around the lake near her home. She loves art museums, live theater, traveling, and going to summer camp.
Rebecca has two grown children, who make her very proud. She and her husband live in Arizona.
Connect with her online at:
www.rebeccabrunerauthor.com
www.facebook.com/rebeccabrunerauthor
Author Aziza Sphinx, has enjoyed the written word since she was a child. Exposed to literature at an early age she has always had a love for the written and spoken word. The books lining the numerous shelves in her home pay homage to her love of all types of literature.
A native of Georgia she spent many years writing song lyrics to instrumentals provided by her many friends in the music industry. This love of lyrics ultimately led her to completing a Bachelor of Science in Music industry at Georgia State University
Deciding that writing song lyrics wasn’t enough, in July of 2004 she ventured into the realms of fantasy beginning the first book in the Naverro Vampire tales and since has continued to weave tale after tale of challenges for her most love characters, Nicolay and Dakota. Her love of creating magical worlds led her to become a charter member of Indigo Ink, a distinguished writers’ group in Atlanta.
To explore the lighter side of Aziza make sure to visit her alter ego Ana'Gia Wright.
Although Stephanie Barr is a slave to three children and a slew of cats, she actually leads a double life as a part time novelist and full time rocket scientist. People everywhere have learned to watch out for fear of becoming part of her stories. Beware! You might be next!
K. Matt is a graduate of Philadelphia, PA's University of the Arts. Her interests in sci-fi, fantasy, horror, comics, and anime have inspired her to both write and illustrate her own work.
The books in the Hell Bent series are a combination of prose and graphic novels, and tend to be a mixture of (somewhat soft) sci-fi, urban fantasy, and horror. It is something of a pet project for her, a pet that she feeds with time, and that feeds on her sleep.
Her artwork can be found at kaylamatt.webs.com.
Damian is a Science-Fiction and Fantasy author born in Ireland, but currently living in Bordeaux, France, where it's decidedly warmer.
His debut novel, Shepherds: Awakening, has won multiple awards, including the 2016 Lyra Fantasy Award. You can find all his books on his website at https://damianconnolly.com
When he's not writing, he also makes video games. Like, the *best* ones.
When he's not doing that, he's on one side project or the other, which generally results in not enough sleep.
He loves hearing from people. Like what he writes? Get in touch. Hate what he does? Definitely get in touch. No idea who he is? Find out, and get in touch. Outside of email, you can find him on Twitter (@divillysausages), or on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/DamianConnollyAuthor/)
Nanea Knott is a romance author who hopes to one day have name recognition for being famous not infamous. She’s determined to find the readers who like a good story with a little humor, some romance and of course, sex. She has two naughty cats and is the proud owner of the title “crazy cat lady.” She reads faster than she writes, has a mad obsession for arts and crafts, and owns way more coffee mugs a person who doesn’t drink coffee ought to have.
Mirren Hogan is a USA Today bestselling author who lives in NSW Australia with her husband, two daughters, dog, cat, rabbits and countless birds. She has a Bachelor of Arts (English/ history), a Graduate Diploma of Arts (writing) and a couple of degrees in education. She writes fantasy and urban fantasy.
You can find her on Facebook and Twitter (@MirrenHogan).
C.L. Cannon is a USA Today Bestselling Author, publisher, publicist, editor, designer, and lots of other occupations with the -er sound at the end!
She is a woman of many talents who never gives up or stops improving. She enjoys writing about love and friendship. She loves it even more when she can add fantasy and science fiction aspects to those themes!
She’s a self-proclaimed Harry Potter freak (Slytherin Pride people), lover of anything Joss Whedon (Spuffy forever), Tolkien fiend (who enjoys second breakfast), an addict of classic literature (Social class struggles turn me on… literally ;) yah see what I did there?)
She spends her days trying to #bookstagram (and probably failing), helping other authors grow and succeed (I love my job), and loving on her two babes (velociraptors), Seth and Petey.
She’s also sort of a social media enthusiast! You can find her basically everywhere on the net (man I just aged myself).
Or, you can visit her website for more content!
http://clcannon.net
Chandra Trulove Fry is a Sci-Fi/Fantasy Author who resides in Northern California with her husband, kids, and pets. Her hobbies consist of restoring and selling dolls, reading, and gardening. When she's not spending time with family and friends she's hiding away in her writer's cave creating fascinating worlds for her fans to get lost in.
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- Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2018Absolutely worth the read. 11 short twisted fairy tales. Five star review for thinking out of the box with these stories.
They are really twisted but you can still get the hint of the original fairy tale.
I liked this box set and can recommend it to others.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2018This anthology offers great stories with only a few grammar error's. They are all well written with a moral to be learned in the end. It is well worth the price a a must read for paranormal lover's.
- Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2018I have to say these stories were amazing! 11 amazing story that were outside the box but the imagination involved were truly inspirational. I am impressed, enthralled and I loved every second reading them!
- Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2019Sometimes readers need a break from novels and long series, so what better way than to pick up an anthology of short stories? Fiction-Atlas Press has published a few anthologies covering various genres that will reach out to a wide variety of audiences. For fans of fantasy and fairy tales, A Twist of Fate: A Collection of 11 Twisted Fairy Tales may be that next collection of short stories to read.
Adults who grew up with Brother’s Grimm, Hans Christian Andersen, Aesop’s Fables, and so many more fairy tales from around the world are in for twisted takes on these childhood fantasies. The keyword for this collection is “twisted”, meaning these stories are more for adults to enjoy, not children, as readers never know what kind of twist the author will put on their story. Some stories really do read like the old classic fairy tales, a few read like a modern-day fantasy, and others take a surprisingly dark and morbid turn. No matter what the twist, readers are in for a treat as they will come across tales they know all too well, tales they may have only heard of, and tales they may not even know.
A fairy tale everyone knows is “The Frog Prince” by Brothers Grimm. In this collection, two authors chose to put their own twists on this particular story in two unique ways. Author Mirren Hogan set her story, “The Dragon Prince,” in more of a fairy tale setting with the frog being replaced by a small dragon. While her story is perhaps one of the shortest in the collection, Hogan makes a change that offers an excellent new moral to the classic tale. Author Rebecca D. Bruner put a modern-day twist on the tale in her story “The Pre-Med and the Frog Prince.” Bruner almost combined two fairy tales into one with her story, placing elements of “Cinderella” within it, as well. Witty, heart-wrenching, and sweet, readers will have no idea what to expect with this take on “The Frog Prince.”
In any classic fairy tale, what are princes without princesses? Three well-known princess stories are tackled in this collection and these three definitely go beyond what any reader would expect of a princess story… definitely no Disney versions here. Author Nanea Knott took on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Princess and the Pea” with her version, “The Princess Tests.” Another story told in the classic fairy tale setting, readers will be able to tell that Knott just had fun writing her story which, in turn, paints a very entertaining picture in readers’ minds. To not spoil the entertainment, all readers need to know just to get their interest peaked is the fact that the story is told from the perspective of a “character” one would least expect.
Author Kayla Matt takes a rather dark turn on another Brothers Grimm tale with “Rampage,” her twisted version of “Rapunzel.” “Rampage” follows a present-day musician with beautiful hair. However, once some modern day magic takes a hold of it, it develops a mind of its own and not in the best of ways. And the final princess story is Charles Perrault’s “Sleeping Beauty.” Author Damian Connolly most certainly impresses with his twist on this well-known princess in his “The Lost City.” Readers won’t even recognize the story within the first couple of pages, but with his excellent use of description, Connolly gives readers a rather clever fairy tale that goes horribly wrong for its characters.
A few more fairy tales readers will know more than others also include Brothers Grimm “The Elves and the Shoemaker,” Charles Perrault’s “Little Red Riding Hood,” and the nursery rhyme “Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater.” Author Sarah Buhrman’s “Free Gift with Purchase” puts a fascinating modern twist on “The Elves and the Shoemaker.” This story offers a cute classic twist where a modern-day human aids a certain creature only read about in fairy tales. “Raulin and Red” is author Aziz Sphinx’s take on “Little Red Riding Hood” and what a modern crazy twist she takes. Sphinx leads readers along, making them believe one thing, then does a complete twist to lead readers down a different clever path. And saving the most morbid for last, author Chandra Trulove Fry’s “Peter, Peter.” From the title alone, readers already know what this tale is based on; however, they may not be prepared for the dark twist Fry puts on her modern day story.
With so many of the aforementioned fairy tales being ones readers will most likely recognize, there are other tales that may not be as well-known. Yet another Brothers Grimm story is added to the list as author A.F. Stewart wrote “The Quest of the Sixth Swan,” her take on “The Six Swans.” This story was fascinating for it was a continuation of what could happen after the original tale and is the only story in the collection to take place in more of a steampunk setting while still holding elements of a fantasy. Author Stephanie Barr wrote “Fiona Fae Silvertongue and the King,” her take on Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Nightingale.” Taking place in a more fairy tale fantasy setting, this is another story in the collection to briefly hint at a second fairy tale within it, mentioning something along the lines of another Andersen tale, “The Emperor’s New Clothes.” Barr’s use of description for her character’s performance as a bard is absolutely beautiful. Then there is author C.L. Cannon’s “East of the Bronx,” a modern day retelling of Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe’s “East of the Sun, West of the Moon.” This may be the one story in the collection that sounds the least familiar of the fairy tales; however, once readers begin to read it, it will sound very similar to another well-known French fairy tale. And Cannon is to be commended for doing an amazing job forming an excellent bond between two very likeable characters within just a short story.
Upon completing each short story in this collection, readers will be excited to see what the next tale has in store. While it will always be known what fairy tale readers will be diving into on page one, they will have no idea what will happen. The characters could possibly live happily ever after just like the old tales. The characters could be heading down a good road, then take a very bad turn or vice versa. Or the events of the story could be doomed from the start. It is easy to see these eleven enjoyable new takes on old tales were carefully crafted by these eleven talented authors and this anthology is definitely one to lose oneself in if one simply needs a break from reading novels or series. Perhaps the only downer is the fact that there are only eleven stories in this anthology. With so many fairy tales told all over the world, what other amazing ideas could be formed? What other clever twists could be written? If anything, after reading these fun new tales, readers may just find themselves delving into those old fairy tale books, revisiting childhood for old time’s sake.
**Originally published on my blog, Roll Out Reviews, on September 17, 2019**
- Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2018With the twist and turns I couldn’t book a twist of fate down. As soon as I was done I grabbed the books wrote to read that was. Well you will have to wait for that review
- Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2018I read this in one day. The stories are very original.
- Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2018Amazing book loved it